disacceptance

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noun

The act or concept of not accepting.

Similar
nonacceptance
Opposite
acceptance
OriginEnglish acceptance ← Middle English accepten ← Old French accepterder.? →
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Meanings

noundisacceptance (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe act or concept of not accepting.

    Synonyms: nonacceptance · Antonyms: acceptance

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act or concept of not accepting.

Similar
nonacceptance
Opposite
acceptance
Also see
nonacceptance

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Middle Englishdis-
  9. Englishdis-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  11. Proto-Italic*ad
  12. Proto-Italic*ad-
  13. Latinad-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  16. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  17. Latincapiō
  18. Latinaccipiō
  19. Latinacceptāre
  20. Old Frenchaccepter
  21. Middle Frenchacceptance
  22. Old Frenchaccepterder.?
  23. Middle Englishaccepten
  24. Englishaccept
  25. Englishacceptance
  26. Englishdisacceptance

From dis- + acceptance, perhaps under the influence of disapprove, disapproval.

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APA

disacceptance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disacceptance

MLA

“disacceptance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disacceptance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disacceptance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disacceptance.

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